我国南海北部陆坡是天然气水合物发育的理想场所。近年来,在中国地质调查局统一组织下,广州海洋地质调查局经过9年的调查研究,发现了天然气水合物赋存的地质、地球物理、地球化学和生物证据,圈定了有利远景区,初步评价认为南海北部具有良好的天然气水合物资源前景,并于2007年5~ The northern slope of South China Sea is an ideal place for the development of gas hydrate. In recent years, under the unified organization of China Geological Survey, the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey has found geological, geophysical, geochemical and biological evidence of the occurrence of natural gas hydrates after 9 years of investigation and research, and defined favorable prospecting areas, initially Evaluation that the northern part of the South China Sea has a good natural gas hydrate resources prospects, and in 2007 5 ~